vocab quiz for romeo and juliet Flashcards
fray
noisy fight
posterity
in the future when those living are dead
weary
very tired
forfeit
act of giving up on something or having it taken away
adversary
one you are fighting or competing against
virtuous
behaving in a very honest and moral way
incorporate
bring together or include
peril
in danger of being harmed or killed
variable
likely to change often or be different
predominant
more numerous or noticeable than others
sallow
looking yellowing and unhealthy
confines
something that walls, limits or borders something
gallant
brave and kind
calamity
bad, unexpected event that causes much suffering
garish
very brightly colored and excessively overdone
vile
very bad or disgusting
lamentable
causing feelings or sadness or disappointment
remedy
something that cures a sickness or solves a problem
rouse
to wake someone up
contagion
disease that spreads from one person to another
loathsome
very unpleasant or disgusting
pestilence
deadly disease that harms many; something destructive
unaccustomed
not used to, unfamiliar
banished
when someone is forced to move from his or her home
mangle
damage badly by crushing or twisting
adjacent
next to something